Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

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Title: Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
Author: Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
Publication: [At London :: Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],; An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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The aunswere.

A certaine terrene law amongst the old Romaines doth permit, that either brother or sister, or the sonne & daugh∣ter of two brethren may marry together.* 1.1 But by expery∣ence we learne, that the issue of such mariage doth neuer thryue, nor come forewarde. Also y^e holye law of God for∣biddeth to reueale the turpitude of thy bloude or kindred.

Wherefore necessary it is, that in the third or fourth degree the faithfull may lawfully marry, for in the seconde as being vnlawfull, they must needes refraine. To be co∣pled with the stepmother is vtterly abhominable, for it is written in the law. Thou shalt not reueale the turpitude of thy Father. Forsomuch then as it is so written in y^e law and they shall be two in one flesh: the sonne then that pre∣sumeth to reueale then the turpitude of his stepmother, which is one flesh with his Father, what doth he then but reueale the turpitude of his owne father.* 1.2 Likewise it was forbidden and vnlawfull to mary with thy kinswoman, which by her first Mariage was made one flesh with thy brother. For the which cause Iohn y^e Baptist also lost hys head, and was crowned a Martyr. Who though he dyed not for the confession of Christ: yet for so much as Christ saith: I am the truth, therfore in that Iohn Baptist was slayne for the truth, it may be sayd his bloud was shedde for Christ.

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* 1.1

The aun∣swere.

In what de∣gree of kindred a man may marry.
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* 1.2

By this rule the mariage of Kyng Henry with Queene Katherine Dowager. was vnlaw∣full.

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